192 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book brings together recent work by Maurice Bloch which explores the highly controversial territory between the cognitive and social sciences. The essays are of broad, theoretical interest and aim to combine naturalistic approaches to cognition with a recognition and respect for the cultural and historical specificity of ethnography. All the essays illustrate Bloch's characteristic approach... Read more
Questions not to ask of Malagasy carvings * Why trees are good to think with * A well-disposed anthropologists' problem with memes * Kinship and evolved psychological dispositions * An understanding of what is passed on from parents * Are religious beliefs counterintuitive? * Introduction to "Political language and oratory" * The reception of Levi-Strauss in Great Britain * On deference * Where did anthropology go?
Biography
Maurice Bloch is Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics. He is author and editor of numerous works in Anthropology, including Ritual, History and Power.
